The Gunners failed to add an outfield player to their squad before the transfer window closed last week and many supporters and ex-players were left frustrated by the fact that Wenger was unable to seal a deal for the likes of Karim Benzema or Edinson Cavani.

It leaves the north London outfit rather short of options to lead the line this season with Giroud and Theo Walcott the only genuine options to fill the centre-forward role as Danny Welbeck is expected to be sidelined until Christmas after undergoing knee surgery.

“You can always say they need to buy someone up front, but previously they have bought Mesut Ozil, who’s a good player, Alexis Sanchez is a good player,” he stressed.

“They can score goals and give good assists. People just want big names in attack, but Giroud is good enough to score goals. And behind him there are big players who can supply him so he can score a lot of goals.”